Back Porch Bible Studies

Every book of the bible should be looked at as a whole in order to understand the individual parts. Context is king! We will look over the entire book in this section to see what the author wanted to share and how God is revealed throughout.

Welcome Friend to my BACK PORCH!! My name is Debra Ghysels and I'll be your host on this weekly podcast. 

In a world where truth is toted as "Relative" and can't be known, we will learn from the Author of Truth and build our lives on that firm foundation. 

So grab your drink and meet me on....My Back Porch, where we talk about what the Bible says about our God. 

Satan attacks on many fronts, and he will aim at any point he considers vulnerable. That’s why we need to be fully dressed in God’s Armor! We can’t select our own armor; we wouldn’t know where to begin. This invisible, spiritual warfare must be fought with “spiritual” armor.  Why else would Paul be so emphatic about putting on the full armor of God, describing it piece by piece, if there were any other option? Think about it! Don’t you think that if God wanted us to fight in any other way, He would have told us? The armor God has provided precisely counteracts the schemes of the devil. Our Father in Heaven never leaves us lacking protection.

Satan uses the allurements of the world and the appeal of the flesh (the first two enemies) to try and get us to do what God prohibits. Satan’s biggest weapon is accusation bringing shame, defeat, and feeling of worthlessness. He wants us to become downhearted and to lose confidence. He works hard to bring depression and despondency into our lives.

The stakes in the conflict between Satan and God are profound and far-reaching: the battle between good and evil, the cosmic struggle for the supremacy of God’s glory, the destiny of every single human being.

You are called by God to be strong in the strength of the Lord. This strength is not merely physical but deeply spiritual, a strength that emanates from the very essence of the Lord Himself. It is the kind of strength that develops within you through the trials you will face. You must face them with the presence of God living within you, His mighty power working through you.

YOU CANNOT WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING IF YOU AREN’T LOVING PEOPLE!!

Our unity, rooted in mutual submission, and reverence for Christ, serves as a powerful testimony!  Authentically demonstrating the beauty of Christ's love through submission, we draw others towards the life-changing relationship with Christ that leads to eternal salvation.

Join our granddaughter as she narrates the Christmas story as only Caprina can! Your heart will be blessed as she shares this story from a child's view!

We will look at how Paul brings fellowship home: we will see how marriage symbolizes the unity and oneness that God desires in all of our relationships, particularly within the family of God! Just like the husband and wife become one, believers become one with Christ and with each other in the body of Christ.

We were created in His image and to think that to be out of fellowship with one another is no big deal, is as absurd as proclaiming that the Father has no use for the Son, or that the Spirit can exist in isolation from the Father. It's through the tapestry of relationships that we truly experience the divine Fellowship God intended, for it is in embracing one another that we draw closer to the very essence of God.

Jesus says this isn’t about who YOUR NEIGHBOR IS.  This is about “are you a neighbor?”  It’s not, “Who is my neighbor?” “Who qualifies to be loved?” But it’s about “AM I A NEIGHBOR WHO LOVES LAVISHLY?”  Forget trying to decide who qualifies for you to love them and demonstrate love that HAS NO QUALIFIERS.